codger
Example Sentences
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In his later years, he perfected a reliably funny old codger persona in films such as “Grudge Match,” “Million Dollar Arm,” “Bojack Horseman,” “Going In Style” and the Emmy-nominated Netflix comedy “The Kominsky Method.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023
And this is how I turned into a cliché: the old codger who buys a car wistfully recalled from his youth.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021
Johnson says that you have three options when it comes to adoption: “another old codger, a pair of kittens, or nothing at all.”
From Slate • May 30, 2019
Yet much of the press is acting like he's an old codger and it's just a matter of time before he keels over politically.
From Fox News • Apr. 26, 2019
Dobby whispered, “He said we is free to call him a — a barmy old codger if we likes, sir!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
